Château des Linières

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The Château des Linières is a French château situated 1 kilometre north-east of the centre of the commune of Ballée, in the department of Mayenne and the region of the Pays de la Loire. Originally a building of great importance, it remains a large structure flanked by four pavilions. The long avenue leading from the château to the village centre was laid out on land sold by the Jesuits of La Flèche in 1678. The château was always united with the seigneury of Ballée. Linières was held as a mouvance of the châtellenie of Bazougers. The first known owner, cited in 1374, was the noble man and powerful seigneur Simon, sgr de Ballée. In 2015, Julien and Véronique Ostini bought the château and planned to convert one of its wings into a 300-seat theatre, a costume workshop, a dining room for events and early-childhood activity workshops. They also wish to establish an artists' residency. The château has been listed as a monument historique since 9 December 1983, with the listing supplemented in 2017.